The country is in mourning after the death of Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral today, aged 96.
As she has passed, there is a question of what lies in store for a grieving United Kingdom. It will affect many things, from shopping to what's on TV.
There will be a bank holiday on the day of her funeral - which is due to take place nine days after she passes, and most places will be shut or change their operating hours.
Here, the Mirror looks at things that will be closed or cancelled in the wake of the Queen's death.
Shops and the economy
The day of the funeral will be a Day of National Mourning, but employers will not be compelled to give staff a day off.
Unless it falls on the weekend, there will be a national bank holiday, following church services and memorial services across the UK.
The service will take place at Westminster Abbey, and a two minute silence will be held across the UK at noon.
Most people will therefore get time off from work on the day of Her Majesty's funeral.
Shops will close or only be open for reduced hours, while banks will of course also be shut.
The London Stock Exchange will be closed for at least the day of the Queen's funeral and possibly for several days after - which could potentially cost the economy billions.
Sport
As part of Operation London Bridge, the codename for the plans that come into play in the event of the monarch's death, all sporting fixtures will be cancelled on the Day of National Mourning. If history is anything to go by, then football matches are likely to be postponed.
When Princess Diana died, the game between Liverpool and Newcastle United that was due to take place later in the day was called off. All football leagues matches which were due to take place on the day of Diana's funeral were moved to the Friday before or the following Sunday.
There was no need to scrap Premier League matches as none were scheduled due to international fixtures. England had a world cup qualifier against Moldova that went ahead 10 days later, with both sides wearing black ribbons as a mark of respect. A minute's silence was also held before kick-off, which is also expected to happen for the Queen.
Theatres
Theatres across the country will continue with their performances, but will be dimming their lights and observing a minute's silence.
They will also be playing the national anthem and opening books of condolences prior to performances as mark of their respect to Her Majesty.
A statement from Society of London Theatre (SOLT) and UK Theatre said they were "deeply saddened" by the news of the Queen's death.
The message, from Stephanie Sirr and Jon Gilchrist, joint Presidents of UK Theatre and Eleanor Lloyd, President of SOLT, said: "We are deeply saddened to hear the news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
"The theatre industry is thankful for all the support and patronage Her Majesty has shown throughout her lifetime. We would like to convey our deepest sympathy to the Royal Family at this time of national mourning."
They added that, in accordance with advice from the DCMS, scheduled theatre performances will go ahead tonight and during the official period of mourning.
Television
Anyone turning on their TV today will see that the BBC have already made changes after news of the Queen's health fears emerged.
The Beeb cleared its scheduled programming following the announcement that the Queen was under medical supervision - and presenters including Huw Edwards have all changed into black suits.
The BBC will suspend all of its programming once the news is announced - with coverage of the sad news airing on BBC One.
However, if Her Majesty dies during the night it is thought her death would not be reported until 8am.
Then her portrait will be displayed on TV along with the national anthem - as happened when Princess Diana tragically died in 1997.
Other channels are not required to interrupt regular scheduling, but it is thought they will to honour the monarch.
The BBC will also suspend all comedy programming during the 12-day period of national mourning.
Because it is such a major event, the Beeb regularly rehearses how it will respond to the Queen's death so everything should run incredibly smoothly.
Awards
The Mercury Prize awards have been postponed, despite audience members already being in their seats at London’s Eventim Apollo.
The annual ceremony had been due to start an hour before the news was announced, but organisers told the crowd hey had decided to call off the ceremony "in light of the sad news".
A message displayed on the screen read: "In light of the sad news of the passing of Her Majesty the Queen. we are sorry to announce that we will not be proceeding with this evening's event as planned.
"Mercury Prize will be communicating with guests and audience members over the coming days. We thank you for your understanding at this difficult and sad time.
"Dinner will not be served, we would be grateful if you could finish you drinks and we will be closing the venue at 7.30. We thank you again for your understanding."
Strikes
A number of planned strikes have been cancelled, including Friday's industrial action by Royal Mail workers.
Members of the Communication Workers Union were due to continue a 48-hour walkout in a dispute over pay and conditions, but it has now been called off after the Queen's passing.
General secretary Dave Ward said: "Following the very sad news of the passing of the Queen and out of respect for her service to the country and her family, the union has decided to call off tomorrow’s planned strike action."
Transport union TSSA is cancelling planned industrial action for September and will be respecting the period of public mourning.
Avanti West Coast members had been due to strike for three days in a row from September 15-17.
While TSSA members at nine train operating companies and Network Rail were also due to walk out from midday on Monday 26 until midday Tuesday 27 September.
Avanti tweeted: "We are saddened to have learned of the death of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and share the nation’s sorrow. Avanti West Coast sends its sympathy to the Royal Household and the nation."
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